OOTD Vocab "Winter 1935"

Question 1

dune

Answer 1

(n) p.102
a mound or ridge of sand or other loose debris formed by the wind

Question 2

thistle

Answer 2

(n.) p.102
a plant with a prickly stem and leaves, and rounded heads of purple flowers

Question 3

forsaken

Answer 3

(adj.). p. 104
abandoned or deserted

Question 4

sod

Answer 4

(n.). p.108
turf; the surface of the ground that has grass growing on it

Question 5

bleary

Answer 5

(adj.). p.113
(about eyes) unfocused or filmy from sleep or tiredness

Question 6

infantile

Answer 6

(adj.). p.115
pertaining to babies or infants

Question 7

paralysis

Answer 7

(n.). p.115
the loss of ability to move all or parts of the body

Question 8

still

Answer 8

(n.). p.125
a machine used to make alcohol or liquor by boiling a liquid and collecting the vapor

Question 9

mash

Answer 9

(n.). p.125
the initial mixture of grains and water that is heated and fermented to create alcohol or liquor

Question 10

throb

Answer 10

(v.). p.127
to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity

Question 11

parched

Answer 11

(adj.) p.128
very dry from heat or thirst

Question 12

cripple

Answer 12

(n.). p.135
a lame or physically disabled person

Question 13

reassuring

Answer 13

(adj.). p.148
intended to remove someone’s doubts or fears

Question 14

brittle

Answer 14

(adj.). p.148
hard, but likely to break or shatter easily